Donald Trump praises Hillary Clinton as a great senator and wife in newly discovered video

Published 2:00 pm, Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures to the crowd as she walks off stage as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump smiles after the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on October 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tonight is the final debate ahead of Election Day on November 8.

Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures to the crowd as she walks off stage as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump smiles after the third U.S. presidential

Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential candidate, stands as Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, exits the stage after the third presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Donald Trump is trying another wild-card play in the third and final presidential debate with Hillary Clinton in perhaps his last chance to reverse his campaign's spiral and halt his Democratic rival's rising electoral strength. less

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) looks on as Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks during the final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2016. less

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) looks on as Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks during the final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Las Vegas in Las ... more

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Donald Trump praises Hillary Clinton as a great senator and wife in newly discovered video

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In Wednesday night's debate, Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a "nasty woman." Throughout the campaign, he has belittled his running mate with insults, referring to her as corrupt and crooked and claiming she accomplished little during her two terms as a U.S. Senator for New York. He has also made a number of disparaging comments about her husband former President Bill Clinton.

Go back eight years, and the GOP presidential nominee had only positive things to say about Hillary and Bill.

NY1 dug up a past interview with Trump that was recorded after the 2008 presidential election when Hillary lost to Barack Obama, and the words and tone he uses in it when speaking about the Clintons will sound foreign to anyone who has watched the three debates in which Trump attacks the political couple.

NY1's former political editor Dominic Carter asks Trump about Hillary, and the businessman sings her praises.

"I'd like to answer that question in another 15 years from now," he said. "I think she's going to go down, at a minimum, as a great senator. I think she is a great wife to a president."

Trump goes on to applaud Bill Clinton for keeping the country out of war and the economy booming during his presidency.

Carter then asks Trump about his thoughts on her loss in the 2008 election and he shows sympathy and respect for her.

"I thought they roughed her up pretty good," he said. "I think she's a wonderful woman. I think she's a little misunderstood. She's a very smart woman. A tough woman. She's also a very nice woman."

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